To Run the Installer in Silent Mode

Steps

Open a terminal window on the host where you want to install the Java
ES components.

If you are not logged in as root, become superuser.

Navigate to the directory where the installation program is located.

cd installer-directory

Start the installer with the following options:

./installer -nodisplay -noconsole -state statefile

where

-nodisplay

Suppress the graphical display.

-noconsole

Start the installer in silent mode, suppressing the user interface.

-state

Use the specified state file as input to a silent installation.

statefile

Specify an absolute or relative pathname to a state file.

Silent installation can be lengthy, depending on the number
and type of components that you are installing. While the installer is running, you
can monitor its progress by examining changes to the installation log.

To Monitor the Progress of a Silent Installation

Steps

In a terminal window, change to the log file directory:

On
Solaris OS:cd /var/sadm/install/logs

On Linux: cd /var/opt/sun/install/logs

Locate the log files for the current installation.

The shared
components are installed first and the components products follow.

The timestamp variable represents the time the log was created. The variable
has the format MMddhhmm, where:

MM

Specifies the month

dd

Specifies the date

hh

Specifies the hour

mm

Specifies the minute

Use the tail command to watch messages as they are written to the logs. Use this format: